János Telegdy (Hungarian: Telegdy János, Slovak: Ján Telegdy; 1575–1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Kalocsa (1623–1647), Bishop of Nyitra (1619–1623), Bishop of Várad (1613–1619), and Bishop of Bosnia (1611–1613).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

János Telegdy
Archbishop of Kalocsa
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Kalocsa
In office1623–1647
PredecessorBálint Lépes
SuccessorJános Püsky
Orders
Ordination10 February 1594
Consecration25 September 1611
by Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino
Personal details
Born1575
Érsekújvár, Hungary
(today Nové Zámky, Slovakia)
Died1647 (age 72)
Kalocsa, Hungary

Biography

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János Telegdy was born in Érsekújvár, Kingdom of Hungary (today Nové Zámky, Slovakia) in 1575 and ordained a priest in the Diocese of Esztergom on 10 February 1594.[4][5] On 27 January 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Bosnia.[1][4][5] On 25 September 1611, he was consecrated bishop by Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana, with Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators.[4][5] In 1613, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Várad.[4] On March 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Nyitra.[4] In 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Archbishop of Kalocsa.[4] In 1624, he was once again appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Nitra.[4] He served as Archbishop of Kalocsa until his death in 1647.[4]

Episcopal succession

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While bishop, Telegdy was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 119, 156, 260, and 358. (in Latin)
  2. ^ "Diocese of Bosnia (Bosna)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Đakovo–Osijek" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cheney, David M. "Archbishop János Telegdy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[self-published source]
  5. ^ a b c Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Ján Telegdy (János)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[self-published source]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Bosnia
1611–1613
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Várad
1613–1619
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Nyitra
1619–1623
Succeeded by
Archbishop of Kalocsa
1623–1647
Succeeded by